Videos have emerged of patients, especially expectant and new mothers, sharing beds at Mama Lucy Hospital.
One of the patients, who is going through such an ordeal, shared with Citizen TV that she shares one bed with two new mothers, each with their own child, in addition to hers.
“Here, we are three women with three children,” the patient at Mama Lucy Hospital said.
Additionally, other patients share hospital beds with up to 5 people in the maternity ward another patient revealed.
This dire situation has forced several patients to sleep on the floor, some without bedding.
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“There are no mattresses provided for those of us who sleep on the floor. We are forced to use our shukas or any piece of cloth we have at hand to cover the floor while we sleep,” a patient revealed.
According to some of the patients, they sacrifice the minimal space left on the bed for their newborn babies.
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“We sit on the floor and leave the remaining space on the bed for the children to sleep,” another patient said.
Moreover, patients at the hospital pay a fee of Ksh 1,000 every night for a hospital bed, despite not sleeping in the bed.
“I was told to pay KSh 15,000 despite not sleeping in the bed,” one of the patients disclosed.
Patients urge the Hospital to quickly resolve the matter
At the same time, a local resident living near Mama Lucy Hospital, having witnessed such situations multiple times, asked the hospital staff to speak to the management to resolve the matter, but his plea was met with resistance.
“When I asked one of the staff why the patients were sharing beds, they said I am not supposed to ask such questions because I am neither a patient nor a staff member.”
“In fact, one of the nurses told me to go to a place where I belong,” the local resident said.
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The patients at the hospital have appealed to the Nairobi County Government to resolve the matter quickly.
Last year, on September 11, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and his deputy made an impromptu visit to the hospital and found mothers sharing beds. He, along with his county government, took responsibility and promised to resolve the matter.
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